Sleep Number Beds ?

TOAD · 06-30-2011, 01:02 PM

Anybody have one. Looking to hear the good and the bad. I hear they are great but it is all second hand info. I don't know anybody that actually own/s one. It's always something like my brother in law has one and thinks it is fantastic.

Charlie T · 06-30-2011, 01:19 PM

I slept on one for a week a couple of years ago. The bed was comfortable but if you are sleeping with a partner keep in mind that different settings on each side of the bed make the center of the bed uneven and uncomfortable. It really forces you to stay on your side.

Jersey Guy · 06-30-2011, 01:36 PM

The wife and I have shared a queen sized sleep number bed for probably close to 10 years and we love it. No issues with the different settings on each side, its actually kinda nice. I change my number occassionally depending how I feel, it never sags and can be as firm or soft as you want, as actually it really is a glorified air mattress. My only complaint is wish I had room for a king size.

patman · 06-30-2011, 01:41 PM

Some hotels advertise special mattresses, I've seen sleep number and tempurpedic. Might be a good excuse for an overnight trip to try one out...

codeman671 · 06-30-2011, 02:20 PM

We tried the infamous Power Bob (powered Tempurpedic knockoff) in a split king and HATED it! Read the reviews online, we did after the purchase. It smelled horrible, and having the split king was no good. Sheets would not stay on it and you always felt like you were siding into the gap or off the side. Worst mattress ever. I work a lot at night at home on my laptop in bed (that is what I tell my wife, in reality I am on this forum), so we like having a powered mattress to sit up in a more comfortable position.

We ate the $200 restock fee with Bobs, returned the piece of junk and got a Sleep Number P6 with the Flexfit powered base. We love it. The sheets are a must have, they have loops on them so the corners never slide off which always seems to be a problem for us. They have many options for custom pillow, mattress toppers, etc.

I can't necessarily say that it is the most comfortable bed I have slept on as without side to side comparisons how can one really judge. We are happy with it though.

The one complaint I have heard is that over time the air bladders tend to leak. Easy fix, it is prorated under warranty after the first 2 years I think. We haven't had ours long enough for issues.

eyenotall777 · 06-30-2011, 02:50 PM

I have a Sleep Number by Select Comfort up here at my second home. I have to agree w/ the other. It's OK. The middle can become a nuisance. I have however recently tried the Sleepys Live to Sleep line only sold in there stores and I think it is a much better bed. I was a Green 600

tis · 06-30-2011, 04:37 PM

WE have a comfortaire which I think was around before the sleep number. This one doesn't have the numbers on it, which I would like. But we absolutely love ours. We would never use anything but an air mattress. I think we have had it for at least 12 years. After a couple of years one side did get a leak and we called, they sent a new one, we sent the old one back and that was it. They were so easy to deal with. It had a 5 year guarantee at 100%, then 6-20 years it was pro rated. We got ours at Love's Bedding in Claremont. I don't know if they are still in business.

magicrobotmonkey · 06-30-2011, 08:23 PM

My inlaws have them at their "cabin" in Adirondack park. I hate sleeping on them. It feels like what it is, sleeping on an air mattress. It also fails to breathe just like an air mattress so the part of you against the mattress gets really hot.

BroadHopper · 06-30-2011, 08:50 PM

About once a year, Big Lots will sell a limited number of Tempupedics/Postupedics foam mattresses for around $300. I bought one last year and love it. I bought another one this year for the spare bedroom. Guests loves it!

You have that foam smell for a while, it eventually goes away.

Lakesrider · 06-30-2011, 09:06 PM

Get tickets to an event at the Verizon Wireless center in Manchester. Stay at the Radisson. Almost across the street. They have sleepless number beds. I hated it. Really not as comfortable as I was thinking it would be. Basically a piece of plywood with an air mattress on top. If you let out all the air you can feel the board. Some people love them though. You really should try it out for a night. Not just a 10 minute try in the store at the mall. I know they have a store at the pheasant lane in Nashua. I did try a Tempurpedic at a hotel in Maine. The Lucerne Inn up near Bangor. I actually thought I wouldn't like it but after you settle in it was very comfortable and I didn't mind it all. Actually slept quite well. The only thing about the foam bed is that I could smell the foam. Not bad but it was detectable a bit to me. Maybe it was new? So the one I thought I would like, I didn't. The one I didn't think I would like, I did. So really need to check it out well.

tis · 07-01-2011, 06:57 AM

Really, plywood underneath? Maybe that is why. I don't think I would like that at all. We have regular box springs under ours, which is what you should have.

Sammy · 07-01-2011, 08:31 AM

Run away from it as fast as you can!! It’s nothing more than a glorified air mattress. We tried one and returned it, not as simple a process as they advertise...

Jersey Bob · 07-01-2011, 09:17 AM

We got ours about 4 years ago. My wife and I both love it.
I guess it's a love it or hate it thing.
We haven't had any problems with it.
I've slept on air mattresses too, and it it nothing like an air mattress.
Just get the right cover for it. We didn't go with the pillow top, but the next one down.

upthesaukee · 07-01-2011, 09:39 AM

Is there an air pump constantly running that keeps it inflated to the right "number"?

If so, how loud is it?

And another if so, what happens when the power goes out?

Lastly, do they get cold in the winter, and warm in the summer?

Always wanted to know.

tis · 07-01-2011, 04:17 PM

Our air pump never runs, only if you press it up or down to change the firmness. When you do change the firmness ours is loud. It sounds to me like a vacuum cleaner. But we never need to change it. Sometimes I will decide I want it harder or softer but that is the only reason to ever change it. It is sort of like " set it and forget it". It never gets warm or cold, always the same as a regular mattress. In fact, I forget it is an air mattress. I can't tell the difference. Nothing happens when the power goes out.

It is funny, I can't see how someone wouldn't like it. I guess it IS a love it or hate it thing.

Jonas Pilot · 07-01-2011, 04:39 PM

What ever you do, stay away from water beds. My wife and I had one and after a few years we started drifting apart.

06-30-2011, 01:02 PM	#1
TOAD Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Soon to be Moultonboro Posts: 258 Thanks: 1 Thanked 81 Times in 34 Posts	Sleep Number Beds ? Anybody have one. Looking to hear the good and the bad. I hear they are great but it is all second hand info. I don't know anybody that actually own/s one. It's always something like my brother in law has one and thinks it is fantastic. __________________ "Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action.....Unknown....but attributed to George Washington

06-30-2011, 01:19 PM	#2
Charlie T Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 303 Thanks: 248 Thanked 178 Times in 84 Posts	Sleep number I slept on one for a week a couple of years ago. The bed was comfortable but if you are sleeping with a partner keep in mind that different settings on each side of the bed make the center of the bed uneven and uncomfortable. It really forces you to stay on your side.

06-30-2011, 02:20 PM	#5
codeman671 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,360 Thanks: 210 Thanked 764 Times in 448 Posts	I love telling this story We tried the infamous Power Bob (powered Tempurpedic knockoff) in a split king and HATED it! Read the reviews online, we did after the purchase. It smelled horrible, and having the split king was no good. Sheets would not stay on it and you always felt like you were siding into the gap or off the side. Worst mattress ever. I work a lot at night at home on my laptop in bed (that is what I tell my wife, in reality I am on this forum), so we like having a powered mattress to sit up in a more comfortable position. We ate the $200 restock fee with Bobs, returned the piece of junk and got a Sleep Number P6 with the Flexfit powered base. We love it. The sheets are a must have, they have loops on them so the corners never slide off which always seems to be a problem for us. They have many options for custom pillow, mattress toppers, etc. I can't necessarily say that it is the most comfortable bed I have slept on as without side to side comparisons how can one really judge. We are happy with it though. The one complaint I have heard is that over time the air bladders tend to leak. Easy fix, it is prorated under warranty after the first 2 years I think. We haven't had ours long enough for issues.

06-30-2011, 02:50 PM	#6
eyenotall777 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 151 Thanks: 38 Thanked 26 Times in 18 Posts	Have one up here I have a Sleep Number by Select Comfort up here at my second home. I have to agree w/ the other. It's OK. The middle can become a nuisance. I have however recently tried the Sleepys Live to Sleep line only sold in there stores and I think it is a much better bed. I was a Green 600

06-30-2011, 08:50 PM	#9
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,512 Thanks: 3,118 Thanked 1,090 Times in 784 Posts	Big Lots About once a year, Big Lots will sell a limited number of Tempupedics/Postupedics foam mattresses for around $300. I bought one last year and love it. I bought another one this year for the spare bedroom. Guests loves it! You have that foam smell for a while, it eventually goes away. __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.

06-30-2011, 01:36 PM	#3
Jersey Guy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 54 Thanks: 32 Thanked 12 Times in 6 Posts	The wife and I have shared a queen sized sleep number bed for probably close to 10 years and we love it. No issues with the different settings on each side, its actually kinda nice. I change my number occassionally depending how I feel, it never sags and can be as firm or soft as you want, as actually it really is a glorified air mattress. My only complaint is wish I had room for a king size.

06-30-2011, 01:41 PM	#4
patman Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NH Posts: 374 Thanks: 56 Thanked 152 Times in 76 Posts	Some hotels advertise special mattresses, I've seen sleep number and tempurpedic. Might be a good excuse for an overnight trip to try one out...

06-30-2011, 04:37 PM	#7
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,411 Thanks: 720 Thanked 1,381 Times in 957 Posts	WE have a comfortaire which I think was around before the sleep number. This one doesn't have the numbers on it, which I would like. But we absolutely love ours. We would never use anything but an air mattress. I think we have had it for at least 12 years. After a couple of years one side did get a leak and we called, they sent a new one, we sent the old one back and that was it. They were so easy to deal with. It had a 5 year guarantee at 100%, then 6-20 years it was pro rated. We got ours at Love's Bedding in Claremont. I don't know if they are still in business.

06-30-2011, 08:23 PM	#8
magicrobotmonkey Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 158 Thanks: 40 Thanked 43 Times in 30 Posts	My inlaws have them at their "cabin" in Adirondack park. I hate sleeping on them. It feels like what it is, sleeping on an air mattress. It also fails to breathe just like an air mattress so the part of you against the mattress gets really hot.

06-30-2011, 09:06 PM	#10
Lakesrider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,129 Thanks: 380 Thanked 1,016 Times in 345 Posts	Get tickets to an event at the Verizon Wireless center in Manchester. Stay at the Radisson. Almost across the street. They have sleepless number beds. I hated it. Really not as comfortable as I was thinking it would be. Basically a piece of plywood with an air mattress on top. If you let out all the air you can feel the board. Some people love them though. You really should try it out for a night. Not just a 10 minute try in the store at the mall. I know they have a store at the pheasant lane in Nashua. I did try a Tempurpedic at a hotel in Maine. The Lucerne Inn up near Bangor. I actually thought I wouldn't like it but after you settle in it was very comfortable and I didn't mind it all. Actually slept quite well. The only thing about the foam bed is that I could smell the foam. Not bad but it was detectable a bit to me. Maybe it was new? So the one I thought I would like, I didn't. The one I didn't think I would like, I did. So really need to check it out well.

07-01-2011, 06:57 AM	#11
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,411 Thanks: 720 Thanked 1,381 Times in 957 Posts	Really, plywood underneath? Maybe that is why. I don't think I would like that at all. We have regular box springs under ours, which is what you should have.

07-01-2011, 08:31 AM	#12
Sammy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 73 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Sleep number Run away from it as fast as you can!! It’s nothing more than a glorified air mattress. We tried one and returned it, not as simple a process as they advertise...

07-01-2011, 09:17 AM	#13
Jersey Bob Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Central NJ Posts: 81 Thanks: 72 Thanked 23 Times in 15 Posts	sleep number bed We got ours about 4 years ago. My wife and I both love it. I guess it's a love it or hate it thing. We haven't had any problems with it. I've slept on air mattresses too, and it it nothing like an air mattress. Just get the right cover for it. We didn't go with the pillow top, but the next one down.

07-01-2011, 09:39 AM	#14
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,548 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,399 Thanked 1,918 Times in 1,061 Posts	Questions Is there an air pump constantly running that keeps it inflated to the right "number"? If so, how loud is it? And another if so, what happens when the power goes out? Lastly, do they get cold in the winter, and warm in the summer? Always wanted to know. __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

07-01-2011, 04:17 PM	#15
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,411 Thanks: 720 Thanked 1,381 Times in 957 Posts	Our air pump never runs, only if you press it up or down to change the firmness. When you do change the firmness ours is loud. It sounds to me like a vacuum cleaner. But we never need to change it. Sometimes I will decide I want it harder or softer but that is the only reason to ever change it. It is sort of like " set it and forget it". It never gets warm or cold, always the same as a regular mattress. In fact, I forget it is an air mattress. I can't tell the difference. Nothing happens when the power goes out. It is funny, I can't see how someone wouldn't like it. I guess it IS a love it or hate it thing.

07-01-2011, 04:39 PM	#16
Jonas Pilot Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Wolfeboro, New Hampshire is my home, 24-7-365 Posts: 1,686 Thanks: 1,047 Thanked 336 Times in 189 Posts	What ever you do, stay away from water beds. My wife and I had one and after a few years we started drifting apart.

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